Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-12
1vrrEns FROM RICHMOND.

RICHMOND. Va May 10, 1851. delegate
Harris (colored) made an Intellectual effort
to day to secure the passage il the House Of
Senate bill appropriaiing $3.50 TO A I.
Powell for services as prosecuting attorney
in the case of Holmes Puryear. The Din
widdie wife murderer, who is to be hung in
July next, unless the Governor interferes
with the sentence of the court. Mr.. Powell
asked for $500, but the Senate did not allow
him but $50. In the House to-day Mr..
Pollard, who is chairman of the finance
committee, said he did not know of case
where commemorative attorney was paid
by an appropriation at the hands of the legis.
lature for prosecuting criminal case. This
ia indicative that members of the House
finance committee will oppose the payment
of this money to Mr.. Powell even though he
lost time and money in representing the
commonwealth in this case. The Governor
has not yet been called upon to com
mute the senteace of the condemned man,
but petition will be presented to the
Executive some time next month.
The sudden collapse of the debt confer
ence was great surprise to the members of
our commission. The representatives CT the
council OF foreign bondholders talked differ
emit last night from what they did yesterday
morning. The sudden change which came
over the spirit Of their dreams was indeed
a surprise 10 the Virginia commission. The
English commission was in a million and q
half of dollars better humor yesterday
morning than they were last evening. That
is to say they jumped o million and q halfin
the afternoon and stuck to it with bulldog
tenacity. There is wide spread regret
that amicable adjustment was not reached,
but no good results could be expected when
the foreign bondholder5 rose and fell like
ocean water, and finally tossed white
capped wave 80 high that our commission
could not see it.
The report which was submitted to-day
was passed by and ordered to be printed.
1t will probably be discussed Wednesday.
Mr.. Conway, of Fredericksburg, in with
drawing his charges yesterday evening
against Judge Blakey, according to the stem.
ographic report of his testimony, denied the
published report that he had said Judge
Rlakey lost money at gambling. Mr.. Con-
way further said that he thought it would
be malicious if he pushed the matter fur
ther, and he therefore willingly withdrew
the charge be had made, as he had been
paid since the charges were presented. Mr..
Miller, q member OF the committee, asked
Mr.. Conway if he did not intend to make
the Legislature OF Virginia collecting agent
for him. He gave negative reply, to
which Mr. Miller said: at looks like you
did in this case" Mr.. Conway said that the
Free Lance, OF Fredericksburg, made gar
bled report 10 AZ interview with him. and
to Judge Biakey's counsel he said 81 will
see that it is corrected when | get back to
Fredericksburg"
The republicans, at This writing, seem TO
he 70 earnest about having the entire code
! read Mr.. Wise, rep, says he intends to
have it read from beginning TO end, and it
is understood that republicans in the Senate
will demand the same hing. Tue outlook
this evening for an all night session is very
encouraging. Z. p. o.
RICHMOND. May 1.-THE republicans of
the House demanded the reading of the
Code yesterday morning, but they left with
but few exceptions before midnight last
night. The reporters left the House about
midnight, and several democratic delegates
occupied the reporters seats and played
reporters till sunrise this morning. Tho
uS!enHte representing lEe bAZLIlE lUTHlou-
cd The following report:
The scene was the hall of that august
body, the House OF Delegates of Virginia
The time was the witching hour. The
amusement presented was the reading of a
novel known as the Revised Code. With a
slow drone, relays Of clerks read the mighty
volume OF legal lore. To come down TO
commonplace facts, the second relief OF The
democrats had just come on duty, and were
lively and ready for fun. But there was
very little fun going on; the proceedings
were dry, and so were many Of the men,
bers. They sal around the hall eating pea.
nuts, and even Judge Waddill had no point
requiring the Speakers attention; so Only
serene calm hrooded over the scene. At
twenty minutes to one Mr. Curlett rose to
a point of ORDER it was that the member
from Pulaski was asleep and not hearing
what WAS going on. As the lawyers say,
"he took nothing by his motion"
At l o'clock the exact status was as fol.
lows Clerk Gardner was reading, Mr.. Hay
in the chair, also reading-a book Mr..
Curlett, with cigar, was looking as bright
and cheerful as usual, and was talking to
Mr.. Cherry, who with his feet on the desk
looked very comfortable; Messrs. Bandy
and Acker were engaged in earnest CONVEX
saton Mr.. Turner was wide awake and
talking 10 q page; behind them Delegate
McClintck was putting cigar and talking
to colored brother Jordan. of Petersburg /;
good looking delegate Loving was sitting at
the clerks desk with cigar in his mouth !;
and in front, regardless of his white hairs,
Mr.. Taliaferro was more wide awake than
many younger men. Delegate Ryan was
writing, as was Delegate Bohanap, while
Delegate Balamore was reading. Judge
Waddill had been for hours grimly watch.
ing the reading clerks Such was the scene
at one. A little later clerk Gardner gave
out and was soon sound asleep under
the desk.
AT l 80, the indefatigable Judge Waddill.
succumbed, and stretched out on the bench
in front of the desk for rest. At this time
there were twenty-five delegates in the hall
and the reader still pursued them. About
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